Carl Pilnick's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 211162 games
Carl Pilnick, from United States, has 62 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Carl Pilnick most often opens with 1.e4 (66% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White32 games · +11 =7 −14 · 45%
As Black30 games · +12 =6 −12 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening66%21 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening22%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense67%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game17%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense8%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 d5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense70%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense10%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
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